Stork-billed Kingfisher
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Stork-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Bandipur National Park
3 Verified records at Bandipur National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis), is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia. These kingfishers are large and have a heavy bill. The head is brown and the chin is paler coloured. The sexes are similar in coloration. This is found mostly in streams and ponds in lowland areas with tree cover. This kingfisher is sendentary throughout its range. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park

White-throated Kingfisher
LC

White-throated Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Halcyon smyrnensis

50–60% · Likely
Common Kingfisher
LC

Common Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo atthis

10–20% · With luck
Pied Kingfisher
LC

Pied Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceryle rudis

5–10% · With luck
Asian Green Bee-eater
LC Endemic

Asian Green Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops orientalis

30–40% · Possible
Indian Roller
NT

Indian Roller

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracias benghalensis

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
LC

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops leschenaulti

10–20% · With luck
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
LC

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops philippinus

10–20% · With luck
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
LC

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctyornis athertoni

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Stork-billed Kingfisher at Bandipur National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
60–70%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
3 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
6 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
13 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
16 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
17 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
18 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
19 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
20 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
23 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
24 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
25 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
27 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
28 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
29 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
30 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
31 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
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